Recommended update for WALinuxAgent

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for WALinuxAgent
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0436-1
Rating: low
References: #805648
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This update provides WALinuxAgent 1.3.2, which includes the
    following fixes and enhancements:

    * Capture all system command output if an error has
    occurred
    * Normalization of shell commands on Python subprocess
    module
    * Add support to serial logging from boot when
    console=/dev/ttyS0 is set in the kernel boot options
    * Fix typo in DVD mounting procedure
    * Change default filesystem to ext3
    * Fix name error in _HttpGet/HttpPost exception
    handlers.

    Indications:

    Every Windows Azure user should install this update.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-WALinuxAgent-7432

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.3.2]:
    • WALinuxAgent-1.3.2-0.5.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/805648
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=9fd2952c54378ba1290156975e3d2f83